COMPANIES

• Multimedia solutions centre in Mangalore
• CII working on 'green' directory
• NIIT, AirTel tie up for Computer Literacy Day
• Kirloskar Electric declared sick
• Indo Rama output, sales rise in October
• Kinetic sales increases 19% in October
• LG sells 20,000 colour TVs in AP
• FIs may join forces to increase holding in L&T
• Reliance Infocomm gets prefix '3'
• Top agencies vie for Reliance Infocomm ad a/c
• RIL Gas hunt to move East by next year
• Bajaj Electricals wants greater fan market pie
• Apollo Tyres set to clinch strategic alliance with MRL
• Fare hike unlikely to hit traffic this tour season
• Bata India Q3 loss at Rs 8.5 crore
• UB, Deepak Roy the only suitors for Green Label
• A-I in talks with Sky Team for global alliance
• New emission norms to cost auto, petro firms Rs 55,000 cr
• Voltas plans 100% China arm to tap export market
• Voltas plans to cut 600 jobs
• Tata Safari just got dearer by Rs 40,000

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• Global driving licenses may hit a road block
• Corel trims workforce by 22%

GENERAL

• Govt to put in proposals on modalities by November-end
• Desi garments pile up at US ports due to embargo
• Law for welfare of workers in unorganised sector
• Pant sticks to his guns on gross budgetary support
• US under-secy calls for more economic dialogue
• Rs 25 lakh looted from co-op bank in Mumbai
  

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Clearing Corpn forex operations from today
• Sun Micro, Infosys unveil banking solution
• Birla Sun Life to focus on retail, private clients
• South Indian Bank ties up with Qatar company
• Bond prices rally
• NHB cuts coupon rate on capital gains bonds
• SIDBI cuts rate on capital gains bonds
• Govt may put SBI on block after RBI exit, fear staff
• SBI cuts home loan rates by 25 bps
• IRDA tells general insurers to refund excess OD premium
• Birla Sun Life arm braces for a slew of MFs
• IIB named sole authority for testing bank staff for insurance

CAPITAL MARKET

• Barjeel extends reach to US, Europe via Refco tie-up
• UTI staff resent 'transfer' move
• Tech schemes lag BSE IT index: Crisil
• Chola MF plans scheme on capital protection plank
• Volatile movement on the bourses
• Funds losing fancy for Bajaj Auto
• PSU stocks reel under selling pressure
• CSE probe: Bail plea of ex-MD of SHCIL rejected
• Rupee closes at nine-month high

PEOPLE

• Jet CEO puts in his papers